Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

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Coventry City FC

Fri 15 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Juninho Bacuna 4' Y

Juninho Bacuna 5' Y

Marc Roberts 40' Y

Ryan Woods 90' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	2–4	L
09 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
03 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	4–2	W
10 Apr	Fulham FC	A	3–1	W
06 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
02 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
19 Mar	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Coventry City FC
#10	Position	#1
64	Points	95
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
57	Scored	97
56	Conceded	45
+1	GD	+52
1.39	PPG	2.07
37%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome Coventry City FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
5' The referee calls foul for Juninho Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
10' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
12' A stunning finish from Kristian Pedersen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' France international Maxime Colin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gary Gardner makes it 2-0.
40' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 40.
40' Ben Sheaf adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
41' A goal from the England international Ben Sheaf! He fires home on 41 to make it 2-2!
46' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
48' Ben Sheaf has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
49' Magnificent from Ben Sheaf! That is 12 goals in 156 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
50' GOAL! Ben Sheaf scores on 45.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dominic Hyam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
62' The whistle greets Fankaty Dabo as he departs to be replaced by Todd Kane.
67' Ian Maatsen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Rose makes no mistake. 2-6!
75' The crowd applauds Juninho Bacuna as he leaves the pitch. Troy Deeney steps in for Birmingham City FC.
76' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Taylor Richards comes on to replace Nico Gordon.
77' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Richards. He replaces Nico Gordon on 77 minute.
82' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Gustavo Hamer has done his job and it is now time for Kyle McFadzean to step up.
87' Martyn Waghorn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ian Maatsen on 87 minute.
88' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Woods on 90.
90' Callum O'Hare is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
With this win, Coventry City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Ben Sheaf	3
Gary Gardner	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Michael Rose	1
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Josh Eccles	1
Ivan Sunjic	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Coventry City FC Form

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-10 Fulham FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-06 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-03-19 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-03-16 Coventry City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.09 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.85 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC25% Draw26% Coventry City FC49%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Coventry City FC

75%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC18% Draw44% Coventry City FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 1

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.